One teenager was killed and three others injured early Monday morning in a single-vehicle crash south of Fort Oglethorpe, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
Jeremy H. Morrison, 18, of Whitfield County was behind the wheel at 2 a.m. when he lost control of the vehicle, crossed the opposite lane of travel, then struck a rock wall, said state patrol Cpl. Kris Hemphill.
Only one of the teens was wearing a seat belt and that 17-year-old female passenger was the only occupant without serious injury, Hemphill said. A 13-year-old girl and a 19-year-old boy were seriously hurt.
“It’s a true testament to wearing a seat belt,” Hemphill said.
Alcohol was not believed to be a contributing factor in the accident, Hemphill said, but there was an open cell phone inside the vehicle at the time of the crash.